I am concerned that today’s average family unit has allowed the pendulum of its child behavior to go too far to the left or right. There must be a balance taught in a child’s life. I believe that too much exposure to one thing and not enough to others will teach a child what is viewed as acceptable and unacceptable. If a child is allowed to grow up exposed to too much of the way the world lives, their life will consist of the same. Allowing children to be exposed to certain type of things too early will infect their minds, which could lead to self-destruction later. This is why I believe it is vitally important that parents start to teach their children as early as possible. The more opportunities a child has to explore what society has to offer, without regulation, the harder it becomes to reach them. I am not suggesting that parents should try and shield their children from normal experiences, but I do believe that parents ought to monitor what their children are exposed to and should teach that balance is necessary for a healthy lifestyle.

A child is born into this world knowing nothing. If a parent fails to teach his or her child about right and wrong while they are young, this leaves them without some of the necessary principles of life, which could cause them to self-destruct later. The child will go through life, however long that is, knowing nothing.